diff --git a/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp
index 6a316765b133fbc930011d4a79eff3af7f91e469..a52e1b7e9f2ca547b8adf171c429ef67406d636f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ void LogChangeWidget::selectionChanged(const QItemSelection &selected,
     if (!m_hasCustomDelegate)
         return;
     const QModelIndexList previousIndexes = deselected.indexes();
-    QTC_ASSERT(!previousIndexes.isEmpty(), return);
+    if (previousIndexes.isEmpty())
+        return;
     const QModelIndex current = currentIndex();
     int row = current.row();
     int previousRow = previousIndexes.first().row();